Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====College sports==== The state has four NCAA Division I college teams. Two have football teams that play in the top level of college football, the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]]: the [[University of Iowa]] [[Iowa Hawkeyes|Hawkeyes]] play in the [[Big Ten Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-Ten-Conference|title=Big Ten Conference {{!}} History & Members|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126203135/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-Ten-Conference|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Iowa State University]] [[Iowa State Cyclones|Cyclones]] compete in the [[Big 12 Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-12-Conference|title=Big 12 Conference {{!}} American athletic conference|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611170158/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-12-Conference|url-status=live}}</ref> The two intrastate rivals compete annually for the [[Cy-Hawk Trophy]] as part of the [[Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2011/4/12/Iowa_Corn_Assumes_Lead_for_Cy_Hawk_Series.aspx|title=Iowa Corn Assumes Lead for Cy-Hawk Series|website=University of Iowa Athletics|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220154007/https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2011/04/12/iowa-corn-assumes-lead-for-cy-hawk-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]], the [[Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling|Iowa Hawkeyes]] and [[Iowa State Cyclones wrestling|Iowa State Cyclones]] have won a combined total of over 30 team [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Division I titles]].<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2020-06-12/iowa-wrestling-championships-history-and-records-dynasty#:~:text=Iowa%20wrestling%20has%20won%20a,won%20the%202021%20team%20title. Iowa wrestling championships: History and records from the dynasty]. ''ncaa.com''. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://cyclones.com/sports/2022/2/1/iowa-state-national-champions.aspx Iowa State National Championships]. ''cyclones.com''. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref> The [[Northern Iowa Panthers wrestling|Northern Iowa]] and [[Cornell College]] wrestling teams have also each won one NCAA Division I wrestling team title.<ref>[https://unipanthers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/1950-wrestling-team/132 1950 Wrestling Team (2009) - Hall of Fame - UNI Athletics]. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>Palmer, Mark. (September 14, 2007). [https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/2917 InterMat Wrestling - InterMat Rewind: 1947 Cornell College]. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref> Two other Division I schools play football in the second level of college football, the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Football Championship Subdivision]]. The [[University of Northern Iowa]] [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]] play at the [[Missouri Valley Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=northerniowa|title=UNI β Missouri Valley Conference|website=mvc-sports.com|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611144537/http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=northerniowa|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valley-football.org/standings.aspx?path=football|title=2019 Football Standings|website=valley-football.org|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611163222/https://valley-football.org/standings.aspx?path=football|url-status=live}}</ref> (despite the similar names, the conferences are administratively separate), whereas the [[Drake University]] [[Drake Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] play in the Missouri Valley Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=drake|title=Drake β Missouri Valley Conference|website=mvc-sports.com|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501222059/http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=drake|url-status=live}}</ref> in most sports and [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer League]] for football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/pfl/default/|title=The PFL β About the PFL β Pioneer Football League Official Site|website=Pioneer-Football.org|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522132510/http://www.pioneer-football.org/pfl/default/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Modern Woodmen Park.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A large brick stadium with many round windows on the bottom and many rectangle windows in groups of four line the top of the stadium. 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